Saran999 288 Report post Posted October 12, 2013 Can big data predict heart disease before today’s doctors can? IBM thinks so.The company, joined by Sutter Health and Geisinger Health Systems, has received a $2 million grant to use big data analytic to detect the signs of heart disease years earlier than we can today. The research, which started back in 2009, will comb through patients’ electronic health records, using data like demographics, medical history, and medication to find common signals indicative of heart disease. If things go right, the insights from the analysis will eventually be integrated into primary care, which should make it easier for doctors to predict which patients are at highest risk for the disease. The research couldn’t come at a better time. Heart disease is the leading cause of death and hospitalization in the U.S., affecting 5.7 million people today. Half of those diagnosed with it die within five years — largely because by the time doctors detect the disease, it’s already done irreversible organ damage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
